Coenobita rugosus is a species of land hermit crab native to Indonesia, Australia, and the east African coast east to the southwest Pacific, growing to about 5 centimeters long with coloring that ranges from green, brown, and tan to black, white, pink, or blue depending on diet. It has sandy colored eyestalks, light orange antennae, a large pincer marked with pronounced striations and seven ridges, four walking legs, and a short, fat abdomen, and can make a chirping sound by rubbing its large pincer against its shell when threatened. Like other land hermit crabs it scavenges plants, dead fish, fruit, and other detritus.
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Classification
DietDetritivore or Scavenger 1 System (Realm) System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Coenobita rugosus
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: East Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Coenobita rugosus
2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Coenobita rugosus
Child Taxon Of: Coenobita, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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